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- Reflect on the project as a whole - name 3 lights and 3 shadows in your experience.

First, it’s important to note that at the time this is being written the project is still only halfway completed. My project is largely based around two meetings: the first of which I consider to be quite successful and meaningful discussion on where we draw the line between our political and Catholic identity as a school in a classroom setting, and the second of which is a meeting with just about every club of faith on campus to see guest speaker Allen Hilton. Part one is done and in the books, and part two is nearly fully planned and is set to be executed on December 7th.

Lights:
1:Working with the people around me: I have been so pleasantly surprised with the amount of help and support I have been given from the people around me: both in faculty and students. To start, Ms. Hosiere was incredibly kind and willing to help out with the political discussion to reserve a spot in the Great Hall and in setting up tables and chairs. I was partially expecting to be doing that on my own so the aid of both her and maintenance is something I am incredibly grateful for. Second, just about every person in the Interfaith Coalition has made the second part of my project incredibly easy on me, by working with me to the extent that I feel I am just grabbing other clubs to come see their presenter.
2: The outcome of the first part was definitely another bright spot for me. Everyone there was pretty respectable (and those who weren’t were reigned in well) so I was pleasantly surprised how well the structure of the talk maintained throughout.
3: I had a moment that just made me feel really good when one of the students that attended the first event came up to me and told me how great he thought the talk was and how he hopes to see more of this on campus. It gave me kind-of a warm fuzzy feeling as a nice finisher to the work I put in.
Shadows:
1: I would say one shadow I struggled with to an extent was the time it took me to start my project. I did not end up putting finalized things on paper until 2 weeks before the actual event was set to be. Eventually I was put into a better work mood and cranked out.
2: I think I have been really stressed over the time this project was spread out with college applications, classes, and work, coming into an annoying convergence in my life, so I could have been more efficient with this whole project but it ended up working out quite well.
3: In the first few minutes of my meeting I got really insecure because no one was showing up but eventually they started to pile in and I started feeling better, but it was kindof a scary moment for me.

- Has did the project allow for "Holy Moments"
See a few of the other notes I have around the padlet, because I think there are holy moments in all of them (and see light 3)

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Part Two of Campus Connected Final Report: Faith

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Part Two of Campus Connected Final Report: Faith

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Part One of Campus Connected Final Report: Politics

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Part One of Campus Connected Final Report: Politics

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Part one of my leadership has come to an end, and I am extremely glad to see the results of my effort on this project manifest itself so nicely. After quite a lot of planning and emailing, the day finally came for the discussion and it went (almost oddly) exactly to plan. I had gotten four tables and 50 chairs and I think it ended up almost smack dab on that number. In order to make sure everyone was getting the opportunity to speak their mind, I divided the larger group up into “subgroups” where they could share more intimately before opening it up to larger conversation. I was slightly worried that it would be dominated primarily by a more conservative POV considering Free Speech is essentially an off brand Young Reps, but the Dems actually made a fair showing to create a rather balanced dynamic. Another thing I was concerned with that ended quite well was ensuring I was questions that were fair and impartial to all sides. To do this, I enrolled the help of Mason Warner, who is more conservative to make sure my questions weren’t being asked from too liberal a perspective. The final questions and time chart are in the link here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13lnwK5dScm1yKOkZambiusfMy_rlsKzn0Obj3ibwFHg

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In addition to the emails on the right...

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In addition to the emails on the right...

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All of the emails I sent had overwhelmingly positive responses with the exception of the cohort day blunder. I was kind of surprised to see Heidemans (slightly passive aggressive) sharing of the email exchange between him and a participant of the discussion, but I went into his office and spoke to him about it and he seemed to cool down once I explained that only this day worked for both the Great Hall and all the clubs. All in all, scheduling and planning this first part of the Sister Clubs has been a system of trial, error, and innovation, which is something I am extremely proud of considering that is exactly what my leadership platform is for the year. The black box couldn’t be reserved for that time so I was able to reserve a corner of the GH. I don’t know if the discussion will be that large, but either way I am quite excited to see how it turns out and if there are any actionable things we could do to make campus a more inclusive place for all political backgrounds. I found something I have gotten more and more excited about is the why. There are so many things that can divide people in the modern day so I think speaking honestly about our differences in opinions and connecting campus to be more open to other points of view is something I am quite passionate about.

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I have officially sent out both emails with very good responses so far. This process is going rather smoothly and I think it will lead to a few great discussions to be held on campus. I think I have noticed quite a few holy moments just through my interactions with club moderators so far. I think I went in worrying that others wouldn’t share my same passion but it seems they are matching it and beyond!

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This week is one of my first weeks putting serious time and energy into my personal leadership project, and it will likely manifest itself through three multi-club discussions on politics, faith, and science in the lens of photography. I’ve already innovated to quite an extent to get it to the point its at and who is going, but now I must try to put it into action, and no matter what the outcome I will have learned from this experience. I think this process is not just one of my overarching ideas to why we need to have the leadership project to begin with, but also an integral part of my leadership process in creating a better campus.

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Try. Fail. Innovate. Repeat.

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Interfaith Club Meeting:
- Interfaith Coalition Club
- Jewish student union
- Muslim student union
- Brophy prayer club
Political Discussion
- Free Speech Club
- Young Dems
- Young Reps

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- What have you accomplished thus far?

Not as much as should be finished at this point, however I am not too far behind to lose any of my passion toward this project. Thus far, I have reached out to gain access to the list of clubs and moderators, and I have made some initial connections to which clubs I want to be pairing and for what concepts that will connect them. Additionally, I have made some changes in my ideas for the program. Instead of simply randomly pairing clubs, I took Mr. Burr’s advice and look for individual parts of different clubs that could teach other clubs about individual aspects of their own.

- What have been some unforeseen obstacles

Time. I began planning this project at a time in which I wasn’t pushed for time and I kind of imagined an endless void of time I could put into this to put its ideas into the highest level of action. I’ll begin carefully managing time to see which baby steps I can start making.

- Has the project thus far allowed for any "Holy Moments"

As of right now, no. I think I’ve been great in my day to day life at creating holy moments, but my initial reaching out to people hasn’t necessarily spread love and positivity thus far.

- What do you need to accomplish still?

I need to reach out to many more clubs and find more connections between certain clubs. Both of these are relatively easy but are just going to take a bit of time.

- How can Mr. Burr or Mr. Oldani help you?
If either of you have any unique ideas between certain clubs that would be a special pairing I am very open to suggestions.

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This project wasn’t a perfect one for me. I did the writing every day, but sometimes I struggled with the mental set of “doing it as an assignment” instead of doing it for my own growth. For me, this problem has larger implications that make me uncomfortable with the limitations in my wholistic train of thought due to limitations through traditional implication, but that may not be the direction I want to go with this reflection. Instead, I will focus on the more meaningful aspects of it.
On the days in which it came from a sincere place, I found both my reflection on what has happened during the day and my contemplation of response to both be impactful on how I acted and the holy moments I created throughout the day. To start, my reflection on the moments that sparked joy in my life (along with further reflection at Kairos) gave me a newfound appreciation for the little things I am grateful for and sometimes take for granted. Then, when seeing how I responded to these moments I was more often than not disappointed to see myself lacking the gratitude I knew that I wanted to show. Both of these in turn heavily influenced my final category: How am I called to respond now? While I started off with grandiose goals that weren’t really accomplishable on a day to day basis, I eventually moved myself to be able to create small, yet meaningful holy moments with the people in my life that I wish the best for. These included, but were not limited to: letting certain people know how much they mean to me, having one on one talks with people who I am concerned about and want the best for (one of whom we are mutual friends with), reaching out to distanced relatives (which I encourage you to do the same- because family is always worth the time) and even putting to action acts of kindness to let my parents know I care. In total, the days in which I put forth the  conscientious decision to make meaningful, I found some beautiful growth in my day to day life. While it had to be short a few days because of time constraints, I think putting a name to the things in my life that sparked joy or made me contemplate something was really meaningful in my personal development.
Every day, I tried to come up with a different “theme”: whether it be family, friends, or spiritual growth, I think honing in on different parts was very helpful for me. On that same note, I don’t think I really payed any critical attention to the examen prior to this assignment, so I am grateful for the opportunity to look at it through a new lens. Since it has no longer become an assignment, I only journal about half the time, but I think no matter if I’m journaling or not, I look at the examen with new, rejuvenated eyes that allow me to better reflect on the man I am becoming every day.

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1. Can you name two moments this semester in leadership when you've been at your best? What was happening around you at that time that allowed you to do so?

I think I have done a great job so far this year standing for what I am passionate about despite what others may think. Specifically, I think I stood up for the FNLs well and I like to think that was one of the things that got the FNL´s to where they´re at now. I genuinely try to come about that in a non-combative way but in an authentic way instead.

Second, I think some of my work and initiative on the personal leadership project idea has lead to some great projects being taken on throughout the class. Going into this time, I had a lot of free time to reflect and plan what may support and improve the structure of the class, so I think the spare time was very beneficial.

2. Can you name two moments this semester in leadership  when you know you haven't been your best? What was happening around you at that time that allowed you to do so?

I definitely could use more work on incorporating other people in what I am working on. I think my biggest next step as a leader will be taken by using and maximizing the people around me instead of carrying the burden myself.

Second, I think I haven’t been great on time management for this class thus far. I haven’t been spending a lot of time on my personal leadership project, mainly because of my own lack of planning and initiative. However, while this has been a weakness so far, I could definitely see myself improving on this low point.

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Innovator

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It wasn’t easy by any means ditching the other two projects I had just as much energy for, but I feel as though clubs take up a major role on campus with many different viewpoints and hobbies behind each one. Connecting those clubs in a way that allows some students to learn of the interests of a whole other club is without a doubt an activity that will connect this campus more. In addition, the idea of using these clubs together to enact positive change in activities such as the ELF Drive seems like a very positive side effect. I will begin by reaching out to club moderators and presidents to see feedback, then move forward from there.

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Turning lessons in leadership to the whole school:
- Helps answer the question most students have about how to get involved on campus and learn the leadership skills without having to be in the leadership class.
Lessons:
- How to handle failure
- Handling disagreements
- Public speaking/ presenting
Logistics:
- Need to reserve the black box for two to three lunches throughout the semester
- Links students to organizations on campus that need more students involved in leadership positions- i.e. the OFJ

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Management:
- Direct connection with the presidents of every participating club
- Raffle to find each club’s “sister”
Events:
- Each club will spend one day at the other’s presentation of what they do on campus with interactive ways to allow the other club to try new things.
- Group charity: volunteering together, helping sponsor ELF drive family, fundraising for a topic pertaining to one of the clubs.
Overall goals:
- To connect the various hobbies and interests on campus to allow Broncos to expand their horizons and understanding of what other clubs do on campus.

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More teams, more connection:
- Includes hockey, lacrosse, quidditch, lower level football and the basics from last year
Authentic sourcing:
- Lead by the captains of each team as to not be an order but a movement
- Coaches need no involvement
Create out of athletic events for teams to connect
- Volunteering, charity drives, sponsoring ELF drive family, etc...